Re -export after a long time of injury, Dominic Thiem is gradually regaining form. In the last tournament, Gijon Open, Austrian player reached the semi -finals. Here, he lost to Andray Rubleev – who later crowned the championship.
Leaving Spain, Thiem continued to attend another ATP 250 prize, European Open. In Belgium, the US Open 2019 champion continues to have a good start. Currently, he has passed the first two rounds to win tickets to the quarterfinals.
On the day of the army, Thiem had a host of host country Michael Geerts. Before the opponent was ranked 162 in the world, Thiuem did not take much time to win. He defeated Geerts after 2 sets with 6-4 and 6-0.
In the second round, Thiem's opponent is the 6th seed Francisco Cerundolo. Entering Set 1, Thiem quickly showed superiority to the opponent. He has twice won the break in game 2 and Game 6. Meanwhile, Cerundolo won only 1 game and accepted to lose 1-6.
Set set 2, the game suddenly changed afternoon. Cerundolo is the one who owns the game, in Thiem playing again. As a result, the US Open 2019 champion lost 1-6. The ratio is now balanced 1-1.
Sang Set 3 decided, the two players had a very attractive competition. Cerundolo won the previous break in game 7, but left Thiem to reclaim the break right in game 8. By the sprint stage, Thiem was more brave when he won the break in game 12, thereby closing the set match with a choking victory 7-5.
In the end, Thiem defeated Cerundolo with a score of 6-1, 1-6, 7-5 and officially present in the quarterfinals of European Open 2022. Notably, in this round, he will have the reunion of Hubert Hurkacz No. 1. Previously, the two met in the second round of Moselle Open.
